Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2016

The wine in this vintage

Valentini's Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is one of Italy's most enigmatic and long-lived whites: in its youth it can seem reserved, even rustic, before revealing astonishing complexity with time. 2016, a year with a balanced climate and a favourable end of season, delivered healthy, well-balanced grapes. Trebbiano d'Abruzzo 2016 shows a profile of great finesse: citron, yellow apple, wild flowers, aromatic herbs, almond, beeswax and a characteristic smoky, mineral note; the palate is broad and savoury, with vibrant acidity and a long saline trail. The wine is in a very harmonious phase today and lends itself to being enjoyed, ideally not too cold and in a generous glass, yet it has the structure to keep evolving for a long time.

The producer · Valentini

In Loreto Aprutino, on the hills of the Pescara province between the Gran Sasso massif and the Adriatic, the Valentini estate has been a legend of Italian wine for decades. The architect of that fame was Edoardo Valentini, who died in 2006: a cultured, reserved man who devoted his life to proving the potential of Abruzzo's native grapes, until then thought capable only of simple wines. Today his son Francesco Paolo carries on his work with the same discretion. The philosophy is radical: respectful farming, low yields and extremely strict selection, so that only a small share of the grapes ends up bottled under the family name, with spontaneous fermentations and long ageing in large oak casks. The result is a Trebbiano d'Abruzzo regarded as one of Italy's greatest whites, a deep, long-lived Montepulciano d'Abruzzo made only in years judged worthy, and a cult Cerasuolo. Rare, hard-to-find wines of extraordinary ageing capacity.

Technical details

Producer

Valentini

Region

Abruzzo

Country

Italia

Type

Bianco

Vintage

2016

When to drink

Hold, still evolving

Sizes

75 cl, Magnum 150 cl, Case of 6 × 75 cl

eWibe code

0980116